The Mandarin Mustangs will take on the Oviedo Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mandarin sitting on 15 straight victories and Oviedo on five.
Mandarin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Bartram Trail. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Bears are ranked 26th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emir Trto and David Garcia scored all three of Mandarin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Wiregrass Ranch typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Oviedo proved too difficult a challenge. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was Oviedo who was credited with the victory. Oviedo got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Wiregrass Ranch's three.
Oviedo's win bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Mandarin, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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